Actor-Producer Chronicles, Part I: The Beginning

So I’m doin’ this thing.

You know, the one I sorta maybe thought about doing way back in April?

That’s right, I’m the newest actor to dive into self-producing.

A lot has happened since I wrote that initial, full-of-trepidation post. I fell in love with a play to produce. I applied for the rights to said play. I met with some of my most trusted actor-producer friends for advice. I got rejected for the rights to the aforementioned play. I reached out to producer friends for advice on how to proceed and made another attempt at getting approved for those rascally rights. I was still rejected. And with my very first step on the long road of self-producing going so poorly, I was wondering if I was cut out for this at all.

So then I stewed for awhile. I threw myself into looking for another play to fall in love with. Found nothing just right. But what I did do right was put it out into the universe that I was looking for something perfect by mentioning it in my actor newsletter. Which one of the playwrights I’ve worked with a lot read. And what did he do? He offered to write me a play about…whatever I wanted. Which just so happened to be Anne Boleyn, as I had fallen in love with her story from the first play.

So what did he do? He wrote me a really kick-ass play about Anne Boleyn. With me in mind. So now? I’m producing and starring in the world premiere of this play. And I couldn’t be more excited about it. I’ve already thrown myself headfirst into budgeting, grant writing, planning an initial reading, coordinating a promotional photo shoot, creating a social media presence for the show, crafting a Tudor crown from scratch…you name it.

Am I still a bit scared and overwhelmed about the whole thing? Yeah. But I haven’t been this energized working on anything in a long time, and that feels really good. And also? This play is gonna rock.

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